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Lemon Birthday Bars

September 1, 2011

What makes these birthday bars? The sprinkles! I just can’t resist desserts covered in sprinkles, and sugar cookies with a nice thick layer of frosting are one of my favorite treats. I recently decided to bake up some fun sprinkle covered sugar cookies with my own special twist!

I love making bar cookies because they’re so easy to throw together. I mixed the perfect amount of lemon zest and almond extract into the cookie dough and topped the bars with an ooey gooey frosting made with cream cheese, lemon curd, and powdered sugar. And of course, added a healthy dose of sprinkles on top. My birthday isn’t until tomorrow, but I’ve been enjoying these all week!

Directions:
To make the bar cookies, heat oven to 350˚F. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together. Mix in egg and almond extract; stir in flour, lemon zest, baking powder, and salt until soft dough forms. Spread dough in bottom of a greased 8×8-inch square pan. Bake 18 to 20 minutes at 350˚F or until light golden brown on the edges and a toothpick in the center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

To make the frosting, place cream cheese and lemon curd in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in powdered sugar until smooth. Spread frosting evenly over cooled sugar cookie bars and top evenly with sprinkles. Cut into 16 bars.

I love bar cookies for all the same reasons and just posted a recipe for some (Whopper Blondies) on my blog today. I’ve never been a huge fan of lemon but I’ve been thinking I should change that since everyone else I know seems to enjoy that.

Happy early birthday! These bars look great; the almond extract in the cake and the lemon curd in the frosting sound especially delicious :). I hope you’re doing something fun to celebrate this weekend!

Kerstin, Happy Belated Birthday! Sprinkles (or Jimmies as we call them being transplanted Rhode Islanders) are wonderful on everything (oh, alright, maybe not EVERYthing). They always make things so festive!

These look wonderful! I am a big fan of anything lemon and lemon curd is one of my favorite things. I can’t wait to try this recipe. All your pictures are fantastic I could use some pointers for my web site. Thanks for the recipe, I will keep checking back for more delicious dishes.

I made these last week and found them to be wonderful. Next time I would double the cookie recipe and keep the frosting the same. I had left over frosting I put in the freezer for the next time I make them. Maybe I will make them for my birthday thats comming up in November. Thanks for all your terrific recipes I love them.

Tomorrow is my birthday so I am making them for myself. They are delicious as I have already made them once a few months ago. They are not listed in your index so it took me a while to find the recipe again. Thanks again for all the wonderful recipes.